Liquid measuring receptacle



Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ICE MAURICE LUMLEY, FCINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HUFFMAN MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OFDAYTON, OI-IIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO LIQUID MEASURING REC'EITACLEApplication filed JulyiB, 1928. Serial No. 291,253.

This invention relates to a liquid measuring receptacle and moreparticularly to a measuring receptacle of the type commonly used fordelivering oil to the crank case of an automobile. Y

One object of the invention is to provide a measuring receptacle havingits discharge opening so arranged that, first, the contents of thereceptacle will be fully discharged when the receptacle is in either anupright position or a forwardly tilted position, and,

second, a very simple and easily installed valve operating mechanism maybe emploved.

A further object of th-e invention is to provide a valve operatingmechanism for such a receptacle which will be of a simple inexpensivecharacter and which may be easily installed.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the device is described indetail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. `1 is a vertical sectional view takenthrough a measuring receptacle embodying my invention;

` and Fig. 2 is a detail view taken on the line 2,-2 of Fig. 1.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention andhave shown the same as comprising a body portion l which is preferablyslightly `tapered toward its upper end and which is provided with abottom 2 mounted therein some distance above the lower edge of the body,the lower portion of the body forming a stand upon which the measure issupported in an up right position. At its upper end the measure may, ifdesired, be provided with a guard rim 3 to prevent the liquid fromspilling while the filled measure is being carried from one place toanother. A handle 4 is secured to the rear side of the body portion andextends to a point close to the upper end thereof.

The bottom 2 has a discharge opening 5 formed therethrough near thefront of the receptacle and the bottom slopes from all directions towardthis discharge opening. In the present instance, that portion of thebottom in which the discharge opening is formed is inclined upwardly andforwardly and Athat portion thereofl which surrounds the dischargeopening constitutes a valve seat 6, this valve seat being, consequently,arranged in an inclined plane. A discharge spout 7, which is preferablyflexible, is conv nected with the bottom 2 in communication with thedischarge opening or outlet 5 and leads througlrthe skirt ofthereceptacle.

t may, if desired., be'provided at its outer end with a hook 8 to engageover the guard "60 rim and retain the discharge end of the spout in anelevated position.

The flow of oil through the discharge opening or outlet is controlled bya valve 9 which, in the present instance, is in the form of a flat diskand has rigidly secured thereto a valve stem or rod 10 which extendsupwardly and rearwardly therefrom to a point near the top of the bodyportion of the receptacle andin the rear of the ver- '770 tical centerthereof. A suitable guide is provided for the rod and is preferably inthe form of a bracket 11 rigidly secured to the front wall of the bodyportionand having its lower wall 12 inclined, so as to ex`75 tendsubstantially parallel with the inclined valve seat 6, and provided withan opening 13 through which the rod extends and in which it is freelymovable in a longitudinal direction. Preferably this opening'isin thej580 form of a slotextending through the inner edge of the lower wall ofthe bracket, to permit the insertion of therod therein, and the rod isretained within the slot by a pin 13a extending through the side wallsof the l85 bracket. A spring 14 is coiled about the rod between the wall12 of the bracket and the valve 9 and tends to hold the valve normallyon its seat.

A suitable operating device is supported 90 on the body portion of thereceptacle near the upper end thereof and `is operatively connected withthe valve rod 10. As here shown, this actuating device comprises a bellcrank lever 15 pivotally mounted on a 95 bracket 16` securedto the bodyportion of the receptacle.y One arm 17 of the bell crank extendsforwardly across the rod 10 and engages beneath a stop or pin 18 carriedbj the rod so that the upward movement of the fico arm 17 will impartlongitudinal movement to the rod and lift the valve against the actionof the spring ll. The other arm 19 of the bell crank extends upwardlyand rearwardly and is provided at its upper end with a thumb piece 2Owhich is arranged above and adjacent to the handle 4l, its positionbeing such that it can be readily engaged by the thumb of the hand whichgrasps the handle el, thus enabling themeasure to be supported andV thevalve operated by one` hand. A resilient clip 21 is provided to engagethe arm 19 of the bell crank and retain the same in its retractedposition with the valve open, and, in the present instance, this clip ismounted onthe rim 3 in such a position that the-bell crank will beforced into the same when it is Voperated to open the valve.

The arrangement of the discharge openino in the bottom of the receptacleis such that all the liquid will drain therefrom when the valve isopened, when the receptacle is in either-an upright position or inaforwar lly tilted position, thereby preventing the trapping'of anyliquid in the measure. Further, the arrangement of the outlet and itsvalve seat is such that the valve may be operated by a single straightrod inclined upwardly .and rearwardly and connected iviththe actuatinglever. The valve operating mechanism is very simple in its construction,very inexpensive to produce and can be easily installed in thereceptacle. The receptacle is free from obstructions in the body thereofwith the exception of the narrow bracket 1l `which forms a guide for therod, this bracket being the only part of the valve operating mechanismwhich has to be installed anydistance below the top of the receptacle.

Vhile I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention I wishit to be understood that I do not desire to be limit-ed to the detailsthereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilled in theart.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion having a handle on the rearside and near the top thereof and having a bottom provided with anoutlet near the front of said body portion, and a valve seat arranged inan inclined plane about said outlet and facing upwardly and rearwardly,a valve to engage said valve seat, a rod connected with said valve andextending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a bracket supported by saidbody portion above and adjacent to said bottom, said bracket having atransverse portion provided with a slot to receive said rod and havingsubstantially vertical side portions, and a pin extending through saidside portions of said bracket to retain said rod in said slot, a springacting on said rod to close said valve, and an actuating devicepivotally mounted on said body portion near the top thereof, operativelyconnectedwith said rod and having a thumb piece adjacent to saidhandle.A

2. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion having a handle on the rearside and near the top thereof, and having a bottom provided with anoutlet near the front of said body portion and a valve seat arranged inan inclined plane about said outlet and facing upwardlyr and rearwardly,a valve to engage said valve seat, a rod directly connected with saidvalve and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a bracketsupported by said body portion above and adjacent to said bottom andhaving an opening through which said rod entends, a spring. acting onsaid valve to seat the same, a lever supported on said body portion nearthe top thereof, operatively connectedv with said rod and having a partadjacent to said handle, and a resilient clip to engage said leverand 1retain the same in its retracted position against the action of saidspring.

3. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion, a bottom spaced from thelower edge of Said body portion, having an opening 'therethrough nearthe front of said receptacle, and sloped downwardly in all directionstoward said opening, a discharge spoilt arranged beneath said bottom andcommunicating with said opening, said bottom having a valve seatarranged about said opening in an inclined plane, a valve to engage saidvalve seat, an inclined bracket arranged above said valve seat andhaving an opening, an inclined rod connected with said valve andextending through the opening in said bracket to a point near the upperend of said body portion and in the rear of the center thereof, a handlesecured to the rear side of said body'portion near the top thereof, alever pivotally mounted on said body portion, having Vone endoperatively connected with said rod and having its other end arrangedabove said handle and provided with a thumb piece, a spring to hold saidvalve normally on said valve seat, and

a resilient clip to engage said lever and retain said valve in its openposition.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

MAURICE LUMLEY.

